Yeah, I'm editing--actually, I think I'm edited out for the day. You know, considering that not much happens in Trang (I know, I should let that go), you would think that I wouldn't have such a buttload of exposition to try to cram into Trust. Striking the right balance is a bitch--I feel like the story's constantly being interrupted to deliver background on this person or that event.

I'm trimming and consolidating what I can, but I'm concerned because I'm obviously very close to the material, and my beta readers (who haven't gotten Trust yet) have also read Trang, so all of our judgment is somewhat suspect. I'm going to drop in on a writing group in the area later this month--if I think they'll be helpful, I'll give them the first two chapters and see if they have the slightest notion what's going on.